I stopped by Kelly Kristin Jones’ solo exhibition to see the artwork she made at construction sites in Atlanta. If you are a caregiver or parent of truck-crazy preschoolers, Kelly Kristin Jones’ Gray Space exhibition has a moment for you. Kelly Kristin Jones won the 2015-2016 Emerging Artist Award from the Swan Coach House Gallery in Atlanta. She is an Atlanta-based artist with an MFA …
At the Gagosian Gallery in London through the end of May, Jenny Saville is showing new artworks in a solo exhibition called Erota. In a recent article about this exhibition, Saville tells the Guardian that “It was having children that changed her work.” That’s not a statement you hear very often from an artist, especially not publicly. I would …
Theo Jensen’s YouTube playlist is just what we need after a busy weekend. This summer the Exploratorium will show the first North American exhibition of Strandbeests by Theo Jansen. The music in many of his videos and the rhythm of his sculptures sets the tone for a relaxing moment and checks off our STEM lesson for the day (which we don’t really …
Nina Katchadourian is completing a three year artist residency at the Exploratorium this year, and I’m looking forward to her final exhibit. She talks about the new exhibit in her Bad at Sports interview last fall. The interview is a great introduction to her work, which circles around the themes of wonder, dust, and boredom. Nina …
I just ordered a children’s book by Harrell Fletcher, an artist who is committed to making life more interesting than it is. In 2012 he was Artist-In-Residence at The Exploratorium in San Francisco, where he made “The Best Things in Museums are the Windows.” The artwork may not look like art you recognize from museums, but he is …
Last week, I talked to fifty-eight first graders about light art. I told them that there are two things you can always ask when you encounter an artwork. What was the artist observing (the subject)? And what did the artist use to mark it down (the tool)? I showed them artwork by Noble & Webster, Anthony McCall, …
In an interview, Oliver Jeffers explains that when he started making picture books, he started asking questions instead of telling stories. His children’s book “The Day the Crayons Came Home” has been on the NY Times Bestseller list for 30 weeks and counting. Topped by his book “The Day the Crayons Quit,” which has hit the list for …
“Children will be the main actors in this installation…” says the description for ANIMA, the current exhibition at The Invisible Dog in Brooklyn, NYC. The magical, forest-like installation is co-presented by the Tilt Kids Festival. For more information, read Meredith Craig de Pietro’s account of taking her six-year-old son to “contemplate the meaning of life” over art & ice cream. I wish …
Counting art. The art of counting. Tatsuo Miyajima’s “Time Waterfall” was up for five days in Hong Kong during the recent edition of Art Basel. Jim Campbell and Cao Fei have also made light installations for the same building. This crossed my feed soon after I posted yesterday about counting in art museums. My full list of art books on counting …
What do we do in art museums with a preschooler? A lot of counting. We count monkeys, mirrors, animals, hats, etc. It’s surprisingly fun. The monkeys in the video above are part of an installation by Hew Locke. Below are a few more examples of his work, including public art in a field, a church, …